The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-05
! osal Repnrtmsnt.

Park, Pa, visited Wm. j. Jones, Esq, on
Sunday last.
DR.. j Hare Taylor, dentist, will tie at
his office in Gecilton on Friday and Satur-
day of next week.
-Rev Lloyd Goldsborough and wife, OF
burlington. n. j., have been visiting Mrs.
Lucy II. Litzenherg, of this place
Mrs. NJ. a Nelson, the popular miIli-
Ter, publishes an attractive card in our Is
sue of this week which we advise all to
read.
MFR John T. Lee has sold his property
in Elk Neck known as the Brock farm and
containing l4O acres TO Hugh Thompson for
$500
Thirty days having elapsed since the
fair the officers of the Cecil County Agrlcul
tural Society are paying premiums to all To
whom they were awarded.
Tuesday next election day being lega
holiday, the banks in this county VIII be
closed Paper maturing on that day must
be met on Monday preceding.
Rev. j. B. Kendall, member of the
faculty of Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa,
will preach in the Elkton Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning aud evening
next.
The Ladies Mite Society of the church
of the Good shepherd, Chesapeake City,
will hold "A supper in Masonic Hall, next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the
9th and 10th insts.
The Delaware College students have
been uniformed and formed into a military
company. Their blue coats aud brass but
tons attract attention wherever they go, un-
til the novelty wears off.
Miss Tabitha Jones received cards this
week announcing the marriage OF MISS
Clara V. Ewing, formerly of Etkton, and
daughter of + +. Ewing, to MIR. George =
Beeson, of Columbus Ohio, on1he 2d. inst
Prof W. NJ. Foulk, of Rughby Acad-
emy, Wilmington, removed his family on
Tuesday from this place to that city Mr..
George A. Lee. of the Baltimore custom
House, this week removed his family from
this town to Baltimore
Miss Laura HeatZig, OF this place, has
returned from her Western "trip. She VS.
ited friends in Genesee, Moline and Rock
Island, Illinois, ana also i'll Iowa. She had
a very pleasant time, seeing much new
country and making many friends.
Mr.. Frank Harvey left on Wednesday
for Carlisle, Pa, where he will attend Dick
insou College Mr.. Charles h Perkins, who
has been studying dentistry with DIR Geo.
f. Morrow, of this town, for a number OF
mouths past, left the same cay for Phlladel-
pha where ne will attend a dental college
The closing exercises OF Persons Grove
Sunday School will be held on Sunday next
at > so F. NJ. There will be singing by the
school, and addresses by Revs. j. b. Rem
dali, of Lincoln University, and William T.
Miller, Mr.. George Johnston and K. +.
Jamar, Esq, superintendent. The public
is invited to attend.
The specimen of free hand drawing
which was awarded the first premium by
the Cecil county Agricultural Society Fair
OF 1887, was drawn by L Newman Davis, of
West Amwell pubic schooi-H trriet Evans
teacher An error iii the entry book and
published list named Miss Fannie Tyson, OF
Lewisvilie, Pa, rs the artist who drew this
picture John Partridge, secretary.
Mr. A p. Shockley will this year again
purchase 1900 turkies for IL. DisstOn \ Son,
of Pniladel phia. This great saw manutac-
turing firm, as is generally known, presents
escD one of their married employees with a
turkey on Christmas. Mr.. Shock kieS has
already paid for the Messrs. Di~stou S2O,O50
10 persons in this county i'll this way. Last
wear lone he distributed over s.. 900.
Pleasant Hill Free Methodist Chsrch
near New Leeds, in this county, will be
dedicated to the worship of iod tomorrow
Sunday Nov. III. Preaching at 1879 \.
Nj. The dedicatory sermon will be preach, d
by Rev. j. T. Michael, of ,lti more, at >. 30
r NJ. Preaching again at 40 p. NJ Rev.
w. H. Lanniug, of Chester, Pa, and Rev.
j. I. Logan, of Nineland \ j., are eN-
pected to be present on the occasion. All
are invited to attend. Rev l.. ID. South
worth, pastor.
MIR. n. T. Lakeland, of Principle, the
well-kuown contractor, il about completing
a frame schoolhouSe near Crouch Chapel.
The building is 2Ox2S feet and its appear
ance speaks we'll for Mr.. Lackland's
Workmanship. Coroner Perry Li,z-u-
berg, who is painting the building, will
put on the finishing touches nextweek The
schoolhouse will not be used until the be-
ginning of the next quarter. Miss Fannie
Wamsley is the teacher Of the school, for
whose use the new building was erected.
Mrs. Jane West, widow of the late
Wm. T. West, died on Saturday last from
cancer. A surgical operation performed
about year since only served to delay the
end. She was a daughter of EphrIam
Mitchell, and was cousin of Dr. II. Mitch
ell, of this town. who, with Drs II G. Mack
all and j. II. lamar, who We're also related
to the deceased, attended the funeral at
West Nottingham ch urch at o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon.
A meeting of the Northern ConvoCat on
OF rhe Diocese OF Easton will be held III the
church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City, beginning with Tuesday evening, No
vrmber 18TH, and continuing until Thurs
day evening, inclusive. The Right Rev.
DIR. Adams, the new bishop of the diocese,
is expected, together with the clergy of the
different parishes belonging to the counties
of Cecil aud Kent. Further particulars will
b. given in our next issue.
At a meeting of the ministers al Cam
bridge, Mass to discuss the no-iiCenCe
question, the Rev. DIR BiddIe formerly OF
this county; and brother of the Misses
Biddle, of Elkton, spoke. The Cambridge
Tribune gave the following report of his re-
marks: 'Rev. DR.. Bidde said that he was
in sympathy with the execution of the law
and in sympathy with Dr. Scuily's remarks
in regard to getting rid of the liquor evil
From the published interviews in regard tc
how the nO-license law affected the business
men, he Thought the general tone was very
encouraging. He said he always voted fol
no license on principle, and should alw Us
do so + the Immediate results of such a ma
jority of votes was disastrous TO the cause
He could not do differently, ~ a matter o
principle He believed there should be
renewed effort to keep the city no license
and he would cordially eniorse whatever
plan might be uudel taken. Whether vic
tory was won or not, h. would have he sat
isfacrion of knowing that his influence wa
on the side of God, law and the right"
There was jug breaking or more cor
rectly speaking a barrel-srn ashing contes
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